"It was a small, but for a long time, a kingdom that dominated the seas. They have only about a million people there, and the land area is about the same size as our current Fujian." Yang Ling patiently explained to Cheng Qiyun.

"Well, what is her true identity?"

She was a local nobleman, and her grandfather followed the voyages of Henry, the third prince of King João I of Portugal, and made many victories. However, Prince Henry had no interest in politics, and he later became governor of the province of Agarve, far from the capital of Lisbon, where he founded the Nautical Academy.

His follower, Adney's grandfather, also lived there. In the previous two years, some radical naval officers thought that King John II's seafaring policy was not active enough, and that he was too weak in the process of sailing with Spain in the process of fighting for new territories, so they planned a mutiny, and as a seafaring family, Adene's family had a great influence in the navy. Her family was also an important supporter, and it was her uncle, an avid maritime adventurer, who was actively involved in the event.

A nobleman, Adene was the sole legal heir to her father's title and domain, and inherited the title of baron at an early age. At the age of 14, she improved the quadrant and the horizontal scalper, two important nautical instruments, and transformed the compass and hourglass of our Ming Dynasty to be more accurate, which is of great significance to Portugal, which maintains the prosperity of the country by navigation.

For this, the king awarded her the highest medal of honour and made an exception to allow her to become a soldier and serve as a probationary instructor at the Francisco Maritime School. But the bad thing is that in order to increase her experience and actual combat experience, Adney accompanied the commander of the Indian Ocean Navy Da. During the Gamma Expedition, she entrusted her seals, domains, and possessions to her most trusted uncle, so she could not take responsibility for the coup.

After the abortion of this attempted coup, the country guillotined the captured rebels one by one, and ordered the commander of the expeditionary force to Da. Gamma immediately sent for Adeni to be escorted home for trial, but fortunately, the naval commander was very fond of the female captain of the staff headquarters, and treated her as if she were his own daughter, and after receiving the news, he quietly informed her and told her to flee immediately.

Soon after her escape, Adeni was captured by Pedro, a pirate who had gone east to explore, and was considered a treasure by Pedro because of her mastery of all kinds of seafaring knowledge, geography, meteorology, trade winds, currents and artillery, especially those who were not very proficient in pirates, and she had a special position on the pirate ship, being both a prisoner and an instructor for pirates. ”

Cheng Qiyun's eyes flashed with brilliance, and she praised: "Amazing girl, legendary experience, hehe, I really can't see that she has such a great ability."

Yang Ling smiled and said: "The nobles there have learned a lot of knowledge, not only do she know these, she knows the languages of several countries, but she also has a dabbling in politics, economy, military and theology, but these things are of little use to the pirates."

When they had enough knowledge of being a pirate, they were ready to dispose of Adney, and it happened that at this time the fur seals sent people to the Luzon area to collect foreign women to give to me, and when they saw Adeni they thought that this woman should be able to make Ben Du happy, so he bought it for a lot of money and gave it to me, hahaha, Ben Du was indeed very happy, very happy."

Yang Lingxiao's eyes were almost unable to open.

He scared Adney just to ask about the mysteries of Western artillery, how did he know that he was so lucky, and sent him a female knight and instructor who was proficient in firearms, the tactics of Western ships, and systematically learned navigation, drawing, astronomy, etc.

Regardless of whether her tactics, tactics, and navigation knowledge are better than those of the Daming Naval Division, the officer training system she understands is definitely the prototype of a scientific and correct modern military academy.

She alone is almost the top eight water masters, and the Daming water master has to completely change both software and hardware. It seems that after returning to Beijing, he has to tell the emperor that the preparation for the establishment of the Ming Royal Naval Academy will not be missing the status of the Ming Dynasty, and the officers of the Ming Naval Division must be qualified officers who have undergone strict training.

"Praise be to God!" Yang Ling finished laughing, his face flushed, and said: "Because I heard that Da Ming is going to communicate with all countries in the East and the West, she is worried that we will establish foreign relations with Portugal and will send her, a prisoner, back to China, so she has not dared to tell her true identity." ”

"Now she is pouring beans in a bamboo tube, and she has recruited them, but she is in tears, waiting for me to execute her, what do you think?"

"Take it!"

Yang Ling rolled his eyes helplessly and sighed: "I'll ask you more than I want!"

Seeing that he turned around to leave, Cheng Qiyun hurriedly shouted: "Otherwise, it will be said that the adults are very sympathetic to her plight and decided to contain her and protect her."

Seeing Yang Ling turn the corner of the corridor, Cheng Qiyun muttered in a low voice: "Hey, put the simplest and most labor-saving, no, it's the easiest and most worry-free way not to use, you have to ask for your own hardship!" I can't see her mind? ”

Yang Ling returned to his study, where two personal soldiers had been called to guard, and Adney sat on the chair she usually sat on when she was used to debating with him, gently stroking the official document on the table, her eyes were stupid, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

The countries of the West are all utilitarian first, and even regular armies are full of deception and blood. Adney had seen with her own eyes the Dar. Commander Gamma tricked the Sultan into negotiating trade at Kilowa, but treacherously detained him and forced him to pay an annual tribute to Portugal.

In the vicinity of Kannanoor, their army ransacked a Muslim ship returning from the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and burned it alive in the cabin of nearly 400 people, including many women and children. In Calicut, in a show of force, they hanged 38 fishermen who were friendly to them selling fresh fish to the mast and then shelled Calicut.

The elder, who was very kind and kind to her, the commander of a fleet, also ordered the soldiers to cut off the heads, hands and feet of the hanged fishermen, throw their torsos into the sea, and then pile the severed limbs in a small boat and return them to the inhabitants of the city, intimidating them and finally forcing them to promise the Portuguese a foothold in the area and monopolize Cochin's foreign trade.

He could have secretly let himself run away, but if he knew that he had fallen into the hands of a regime that might have contact with the Portuguese crown, perhaps even he would have thought of getting rid of him without mercy. This is not cold-blooded, but the reality, Portugal once allowed a prince to be executed by the Moors, and was determined not to give up a disinterested port of Ceuta.

Could it be that Da Ming will be an exception? Yang Ling was a governor, a marshal who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, and he once ordered thousands of heads to be cut off. Commander Gamma is still cold-blooded, and although he is good to himself, how could a man in such a high position not weigh the benefits and disadvantages, and tolerate the invigilance of a country that is about to trade and has an unusually strong navy?

Ariadeni didn't dare to expect Yang Ling to let her go, unless she was a strange gift and kept her as a gift of friendship to the Portuguese royal family in the future, and she would be taken back to the guillotine in Lisbon.

Yang Ling came back, she didn't look up, but the familiar footsteps and his aura made her notice the approach of the figure. Adney slowly stood up, turned to stare into Yang Ling's eyes, and said, "What are you going to do with me?" ”

Yang Ling said in surprise: "What to dispose of?" I guess you can stay with me, join my staff headquarters, and show what you are good at, how about it? ”

A deep pain flashed in Adney's eyes, and she smiled sadly, "Just like Captain Pedro? When my use value is squeezed out, I will return it to the Portuguese royal family in exchange for trust and friendship? ”

As she spoke, her tears flowed: "My lord, I'd rather die at your hands, kill me, don't send me back and forth, you can return my body to the Portuguese, but don't be cruel, let me live to see you see you betray me!" ”

Her body trembled, and she suddenly held on to the desk, and then she held her body. Yang Ling was annoyed, stomped his feet and said, "Who said that he took advantage of you, and then betrayed you?" Damn, you compare me to a mercenary pirate captain? ”

Adney looked at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Isn't it?" ”

The corners of her mouth showed a mocking smile: "When you were in Suzhou, you said that I was your woman, and now you know that I am a criminal, you don't dare to touch me, in order to avoid me, let me join your staff headquarters." Hahaha, just like Captain Pedro, I'm his first mate, a prisoner's first mate."

It was really unreasonable to encounter this kind of woman who drilled the horns of the bull, Yang Ling was full of distress: "What is this, crying like this, why do I want to kill you?"

If you want not to shed tears, the only way to make you bleed? It's too evil, it's too evil".

He closed his eyes and said helplessly, "What am I afraid of?" Who's going to kill you? Forget it, you're my fiancée, and my fiancée is done, right? ”

"Fiancée?" Adney chewed it and understood the meaning, her eyes were full of surprise, and she said to Yang Ling: "Is it true?" Can I make this identity public? ”

Seeing Yang Ling nodding, she suddenly jumped over, wrapped her arms around Yang Ling's neck, kissed him heavily on the lips, and then moved away, her face flushed, and her eyes were blurry: "I believe in you, my lord." ”

"But why are your words always so strange, many words that I have never heard from other Ming people before."

Yang Ling said with a dry smile: "This I am proficient in the dialects of the six provinces, which is equivalent to the six Chinese languages you are proficient in, and I can also drink, play chess, fish, travel mountains and other professional skills, and I am very knowledgeable."

Adney smiled "poof", suddenly smiled again, frowned, and said worriedly: "Is there really no problem?" Am I going to be incognito from now on? The people of our country are arriving in the east one after another, and I believe that it will not be long before our country's fleet will appear in the South China Sea, and if they find out about my existence, threaten to refuse to trade, and ask the Ming Emperor for me, don't you have to obey the emperor's orders? ”

Yang Ling laughed, he waved his hand and said: "Impossible, impossible, in this world, no one can threaten Da Ming to give them a woman." As for the threat of cutting off trade, it is even more ridiculous, maybe we can threaten to say that we only trade with Western countries other than Portugal, so as to force Portugal to hand over a princess, who has the capital to threaten to cut off trade with Ming? Hahaha".

"The adult hasn't seen anyone for three days, oh, Fuzhou City is very beautiful, you should take her out for a walk, fiancée." Cheng Qiyun's voice was obviously a little apprehensive, and when she saw Yang Ling coming, she was obviously full of joy, but she still glanced at him with jealousy.

Her vinegar flavor is just right, not annoying, her expression is delicate and moving, indescribably wonderful, and the endless amorous eyes flow for a moment.

"Hehehe", Yang Ling was obviously in a good mood, and unceremoniously sat on the recliner that Cheng Qiyun had just sat on, and Zizhu's chair was a little warm.

Cheng Qiyun whispered to the girl twice, and then walked back gracefully, flicked her green sleeves, sat down next to him, and said, "Why do you have time to come to see me today?" ”

Yang Ling took a long breath, the air was fresh, with the fragrance of flowers and plants.

Even in the heat, the rain last night fell intermittently all night, and it stopped in the early morning. At this time, the bright sun shines on the trees and flowers that are still condensing the raindrops and dewdrops, and they are bright and dripping.

Yang Ling lay on the chair, stretched his body tiredly and excitedly, yawned and said: "I've been busy for three days, I'm tired to death, and I will leave all my business to you, I don't want to go, come and see my adult."

Cheng Qiyun snorted, stood up and walked to him, gently massaged his muscles and neck, and said: "The big Dengke is a boasting official, and the adult is a small Dengke cave room for three nights, can you not be tired?" ”

In front of him is a pool of clear water, the lotus leaves on the water are clear and round, a branch and a vine are full and upright, the pink lotus flower that blooms at the beginning of the year, standing in the green leaves and clear water, is delicate and dripping. On the wide and thick lotus leaves, the water droplets rolled, flying down with the wind, and the ripples rippled on the water surface.

Cheng Qiyun knew what he was busy with these days, so he didn't argue, he seemed to be enjoying this kind of ** interesting twist and vinegar, he laughed twice cooperatively, and said: "Yes, yes, tired, but tired and comfortable."

Cheng Qiyun's hand added force and pinched it twice, Yang Ling smiled, put his hands on his abdomen, opened his eyes and looked up at the pretty face above his head and said: "The first cannon has been trial-produced, Zheng Lao is worthy of being a person who has played with artillery all his life, and then there is Adney, an expert to advise, um!" The test launch was very successful. ”

He closed his eyes again and sighed contentedly, the chaos in his heart seemed to have vanished in this fresh air, and his mood was as clear as water, leaving no dregs behind. Cheng Qiyun seemed to be able to understand his mood, and also knew that he was really tired in the past three days, so she glanced at him with pity, and the movements of her hands became gentle.

Yang Ling closed his eyes and seemed to fall asleep peacefully, but after a while, he suddenly said, "Tell me about the current situation."

"Hmm", Cheng Qiyun said: "Shandong and Jiangsu have basically ended the war, and the joint maritime anti-bandit operation of their own countries has also ended. ”

"Zhejiang and some of the Japanese invaders here are concentrated in several places with complex terrain and mountainous areas, and our army is fighting on the move, but according to the orders of the adults, the officers and soldiers of the guards are using the villages and towns as fortresses, blocking traffic, closing and echoing, steadily and steadily, gradually compressing and destroying their areas of activity, and now the scope of the Japanese can move is getting smaller and smaller."

"However, there are too many islands recorded and not recorded in our household administration and nautical charts in this area, and the sea route situation is also complicated, coupled with the fact that the fur seals and snow cats are entrenched on several of the most dangerous and difficult islands, it is difficult for our sailors to strike deeply, and a considerable number of Japanese pirates have seen the opportunity to retreat to the sea, waiting for the opportunity to move."

"As for the Japanese pirates in Guangdong, it is much simpler, the retreat to the north is intercepted by Bai Xiaocao, and the Penghu Inspection Department to the east is guarded by the danger, and then to the south is the world of Western pirates, and now it is a situation of closing the door and beating dogs."

"Well, it seems that in order to completely solve the Zhejiang-Fujian Rebellion, the two nails of the snow cat and the sea dog must be pulled out first. Otherwise, with these two stumbling blocks placed there, it is inevitable that the Japanese will resurge, what have they been doing recently? ”

"There was no movement, but it wasn't long before we could wait and see. Since the adults sent troops to garrison the Ryukyus, Bai Xiaocao announced that he would accept Zhao'an, and I immediately cut off the active contact with these two thieves here. When the shelf should be served, it has to be put up, and it is not a business to catch up, hehe."

Yang Ling naturally pulled her hand, and Cheng Qiyun meekly moved from the head of the recliner to his side, and a faint and good smell of woman entered his heart.

"After the reorganization of the naval division, we have just achieved results, we have not yet fought a serious naval battle with the Japanese pirates, and the real test seems to be a battle with Western pirates," Yang Ling said, opening his eyes.

Cheng Qiqi is wearing a soft shirt, because she has been working in the backyard, for comfort, the light Luo Qiqi shirt is soft and wide, but she is a natural stunner, and her surname can't be hidden.

Although since following Yang Ling, her dress has become more and more elegant, and she has never had a frivolous smile and behavior, but her existence itself is a wordless temptation.

Tranquil and elegant, ethereal and full of seductive style, the soft silk robe can't hide the softness of her waist, and the gentle wind blows her ups and downs of curves, high and firm twin peaks, and sometimes disappears into Yang Ling's eyes.

"The sailors have to continue to suppress the Japanese, even if there are not many Japanese who can be encircled and suppressed on the water, it should be regarded as military training. I have urgently submitted a letter to the Ministry of War, demanding that the North and South Ordnance Bureaus immediately stop casting the original marine bronze cannons and iron cannons, and replace them with this new type of artillery from the Franco. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Ling came to the spirit again: "This kind of cannon is divided into three types: heavy, medium and light, five models, heavy and medium artillery can shoot up to six miles, and the best effect is within two hundred zhang." According to Adney, if a super-heavy cannon is built to guard the fortress, it can shoot ten miles when placed at the head of the city and at the right angle, and if it is equipped with flowering shells, it will be very powerful."

"Why are their guns so fast? I have heard that the main reason why the Japanese failed with our warships was that they were not as fast as the Westerners with the same number of guns." Cheng Qiyun said, naturally sitting next to Yang Ling.

Both of them were dressed very lightly, and this one sat next to Yang Ling's thighs, and Yang Ling could clearly feel the softness and plumpness of her buttocks.

His voice tightened, and he continued, "It's not just the rate of fire. This kind of gun, there is a front sight, there is a door behind, the aiming effect is relatively good, its gun mount design is also very reasonable, it can move up and down, left and right, the outside of the gun body is wrapped with cork, and an iron hoop against explosion is added. ”

Both of them were a little uncomfortable and nervous when their bodies first came into contact, but they tacitly knew that neither of them moved. This kind of warm physical contact made the two men and women who were not ignorant teenagers have a little heartbeat like the beginning of love.

"Then why did it shoot so fast? Another trick? Cheng Qiyun seemed to be very interested.

"I've seen the drawings made by Adney, and I've watched the craftsmen pour molds, cast, polish, and complete a series of procedures until they can be used, but to be honest, I still don't understand the specific process, so I can only talk about it briefly. This kind of Western artillery is filled with a reading barrel in the barrel, which is called a heart cannon, so the cannon is actually a two-layer barrel.

The amount of gunpowder used in this layer of barrels is calculated in advance, and it is filled and stored, and the firing interval is short, so a cannon only needs to be equipped with a few more such tubes, and it can be replaced after release, and the rate of fire is extremely fast. Think about it, how can you stand such a war, put a cannon on the muzzle of the gun and stuff gunpowder into it, and the ship is sieve...... Moreover, this kind of cannon barrel that communicates before and after is cleaned quickly, dissipates heat quickly, and the amount of medicine is accurate and not easy to explode, because it is a two-layer tube, and the general fragile is the subtube, and only the sub-tube is replaced, and the service life is also long. ”

"Hmm", Cheng Qiyun was clearly not interested in firearms, but she pretended to listen with relish, she rolled her eyes and asked: "According to what the adults said, Adney knows a lot, and now she is relieved to work for the adults because she has the status of a fiancée?" ”

Yang Ling stared at him and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Those who have been in high positions for a long time have their own majesty. Yang Ling's eyes froze, and there was a glittering penetrating power in his eyes, which made Cheng Qiyun's heart flutter.

How fast, when I first met him, the humble young Qincha who hardly knew the rules of officialdom was now not only in power, but also gradually maturing, with the wisdom and majesty of the feudal officials who guarded one side. His body is getting stronger and stronger, and he is no longer the weak young man he was at the beginning.

That kind of mature and powerful eyes made Cheng Qiyun's heart throb: how sweet it would be to lie in this man's arms, to be embraced by his strong arms, and the heart would be as quiet as a small boat anchored in the harbor. What women want, isn't it just such a warmth, a kind of sustenance?

She restrained her mind and said with a faint smile: "I'm just reminding adults that men can saddle up and follow you because they have a good future because they have a good future after you, but women don't want to do this." If they are willing to accompany you without regrets and do anything for you willingly, the only possibility is to fall in love with you.

Adney is smart, she's been through so many twists and turns, so she's alert, and now you're like a plank she grabbed when she drowned, which only calmed her down temporarily. But when she figures out how many wives and concubines you already have, she will hesitate about her current identity, and she will suffer from gains and losses.

If an adult wants her heart to settle down, she can only give her a love and a home without doubt. It's not an exchange, it's not utilitarian, she's cute, isn't she? Who can she love but you? ”

Yang Ling looked at her steadily, the breeze stirred her clothes, making the lines on her body gentle and smooth, her pretty face and skin were like freshly peeled perfume pears, rich and watery, showing a unique elegant charm, faintly exuding a faint fresh breath. Those eyes, but flickering, met his gaze, but wanted to escape.

"Do you feel sorry for Adney, or do you feel sorry for yourself? You are busy and doing your best for me, in fact, it is also for this wish? ”

When the words came to his mouth, Yang Ling swallowed it back, he didn't ask, just looked at each other, reading the meaning of the other party's heart, he understood, at this moment, his eyes really seemed to be able to speak, this is the feeling of having a heart.

Yahuan came with a red lacquer tray with two small bowls of blue and white porcelain and two silver spoons on the plate.

Her arrival broke the silence between the two, Cheng Qiyun asked Yahuan to place the tray on the low table next to the recliner, and then picked up a bowl gracefully, adjusted it with a silver spoon a few times, scooped up a spoonful and gently put it to Yang Ling's mouth.

Sweet and cool, it is a chilled fresh ling, snow lotus, lotus seed soup, the sweet and cool taste has been flowing to the heart, and what is more pleasant is the beauty like jade and water, and the gentle mood.

After drinking a bowl of chilled lake freshness, Yang Ling licked his lips and said, "It's very good, Adney is tired, she will go to sleep as soon as she comes back, and she will send her a bowl when she comes back."

"No!" Cheng Qiyun glared at him coquettishly, and then turned into a smile: "I had already prepared her share, and someone brought it over, and told her that it was her fiancé who prepared it for her."

Yang Ling smiled wordlessly, Cheng Qiyun put down the bowl and spoon, and chuckled: "You are also tired, just rest here with me, I will give you a."

A tube of bamboo flute, carrying a long and deep affection, is like a stream of water flowers, birds and cicadas cut, rippling in the winding corridor fish pond, rockery flowers and trees.

The sun is shining, and the shadows of the trees are shining.

Under the grape trellis, the spring sleep in the pond, and the slender jade man blows the flute.

What a beautiful thing this is in the world, in this place of war and gunpowder and killing everywhere, I don't know how many people will be envied.

A sense of fatigue gradually hidden, Yang Ling closed his eyes, and only muttered: "The Casting Artillery Bureau is hurrying to seize the casting of the Franc machine gun in order to equip the sailors, there is nothing too important at the moment, you are also tired, Ming'er will take you and Adney to the mountains to play, picnic, and fish."

(To be continued)